Population structure and some growth properties of endemic Aphanius marassantensis Pfleiderer, Geiger & Herder 2014 in Süreyyabey Dam Lake, Turkey

Semra  Benzer

doi:10.17017/j.fish.327

Semra Benzer Gazi University, Gazi Faculty of Education, 06500, Teknikokullar, Ankara, Turkey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17017/j.fish.327

Keywords: Growth, Süreyyabey Dam Lake, Aphanius marasantensis, von Bertalanffy’s parameters

Abstract

The present study was carried out to assess the population structure, growth and condition factor of Aphanius marasantensis Pfleiderer, Geiger & Herder 2014 in Süreyyabey Dam Lake, Turkey. The age of A. marassantensis ranged between 0+ and 3+ years. The sex percentage was determined as 62.30% males and 37.70% females. Total length and body weight of individuals ranged from 2.8 – 4.10 cm and 0.305 – 1.371 g respectively. The von Bertalanffy growth equations were calculated as L_t = 384.001 [1 – e^–0.235 ^{(t + 0.88)}]; W_t = 1365.52 [1 – e^{–0.235 (t + 0.88)}] ^3.1217. The condition factor for all individual was 1.676.

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